For our 21st-annual Men of the Year issue, we've chosen three men who brought some much-needed light into a very long year. Ryan Reynolds had a successful little indie flick you might've seen called Deadpool. In his profile from GQ's December issue, he talks openly about how hard he worked—more than 11 years—to get the film made, how the wise-ass assassin is basically his alter ego, and what's up next for Reynolds, the biggest superhero of 2016. And don't miss seeing Ryan be interviewed by his slightly bitter twin brother, Gordon.

Usain Bolt took home three golds in Rio—for the third Olympics in a row—with an honorary fourth gold from us for being the most exciting man in sports this year (no offense to Russ or Cam). Somehow we caught up with the world's fastest man post-Rio (and post–Rio partying) and learned just what he has planned for retirement.

Warren Beatty is making his Hollywood return after an 11-year absence, having written, directed, and starred in the upcoming, long-gestating film Rules Don't Apply. He plays Howard Hughes, but, as he tells Amy Wallace—in between talking about marriage, fatherhood, and sex, in no particular order—Beatty sees more of himself in a different character.